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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adoption
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
affected
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altogether
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America
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From this reading For what do we find in America in the guise of philosophy?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeared
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
arisen
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first sight we might be tempted, perhaps, to dismiss this question altogether, on the ground that no such effect is discernible.
background
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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become
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becoming
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
case
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
Catholic
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
curious
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discernible
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dismiss
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For what do we find in America in the guise of philosophy?
effect
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Europe
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
evolution
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
expression
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
find
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first
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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future
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German
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ground
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guise
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
idealism
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
ideas
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important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
know
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
lately
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
logical
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
mathematical
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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metaphysics
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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migration
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new
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For what do we find in America in the guise of philosophy?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
original
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
perhaps
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philosophical
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philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading For what do we find in America in the guise of philosophy?
Protestant
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
psychology
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
question
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realism
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
revival
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
sight
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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surface
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
system
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
tempted
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tendencies
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
theology
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
there
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
various
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From this reading In no case has the first expression of these various tendencies appeared in America, and no original system that I know of has arisen there.
vogue
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From this reading In the background, the same Protestant theology as in Europe and the same Catholic theology; on the surface, the same adoption of German idealism, the same vogue of evolution, the same psychology becoming metaphysics, and lately the same revival of a mathematical or logical realism.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what do we find in America in the guise of philosophy?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A question which is curious in itself and may become important in the future is this: How has migration to the new world affected philosophical ideas?
world
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